Wouldn't be nice if you could transfer the core OS of your computer to a flash-rom? Windows would start up almost instantly without all the disk accessing. How come that isn't available? I know there are solid-state computers in use in some specialized applications. (like in the military) It doesn't seem like a big deal for motherboard mfg's to add a flash-rom chip that can hold say 256 megs of data. That would be enough to hold most of Windows and because it's flashable updates wouldn't be a problem.
2006-09-18 16:46:45 · 2 answers · asked by AmigaJoe 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
The problem may lie with the fact that each program you use or install modifies the Core OS in some fashion. Therefor if you lost use of the drive that a program was on, the Core OS may crash because the necessary files for a proper boot are missing.
2006-09-18 16:52:07 · answer #1 · answered by Lauren 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I origionally mis-understood the question .. but bears mentioning.
This has already been done -- mainly for Linux. with usb keys
IBM has a research project, and there are instructions on how to put Knoppix on a usb key. IBM was recommending 4G.
One can get Linux to boot in less than that if you like. IBM and others were interested in a truly portable environment .. plug your key into a box and go .. instead of lugging the machine around.
One can also get flash-ram disks that act exactly like disk. And ar e faster than disk .. But they are expensive.
And re: flash roms .. note how big a one you need. and you still need read/write access for swap and logs
Much progress has been made with hiberation. If this works better than it does now, it is probably key.
2006-09-19 00:02:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋